Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-11-02
The Attorney General-But sne was
passionately in love with the prisoner?
Wifnass-Pa

lue prlSOuer lOT any leuSlu Ol tllue DelOle
the engagement?
Witness-For few weeks only, I be,
Geve.
The Attorney General-In what way did
ae make her acquaintance?
Witness-He came to the house.
The Attorney General-In q friendly
way?
Witness-He came first upon business.
The Attorney General-To see whom?
Witness-My mistress father, Mr..
Beach.
The Attorney General-Upon what bust
ness?
Witness-Upon betting business, my
mistress said.
The Attorney General-What was Mr..
Beach's occupation?
Witness-He was bookmaker.
The Attorney General-A betting man!
Witness-Yes. He used to make large
books.
The Attorney General-On racing?
Witness-Yes.
The Attorney General--Was he an edu-
Gated man?
Witness-No.
The Attorney General-Would you call
him vulgar man?
Witness-Yes.
The Attorney General-Did he move in
good society?
Witness-He did not.
The Attorney General-But he was
rich?
Witness-Very rich. He drank great
deal Of champagne.
The Attorney General-You say the
prisoner first came to the house upon
business. Do you know upon what par
ticular business?
Witness - 1t was something about
horses, and bets he had made upon them.
The Attorney General-Bets which he
mad lost?
Witness-Yes.
The Attorney General-How was it that
your mistress became acquainted with
him on that occasion, when the fact was
that he came upon business?
Witness-He was asked by Mr.. Beach
to stay to dinner, and he stayed.
The Attorney General-Mr. Beach, you
say, was not in good society. Had he any
desire to get into it?
Witness-He was crazy about it.
The Attorney General-Upon the first
occasion Of the prisoner dining at Mr..
Beachs house, did your mistress make
any remark with reference to the pris
sner?
Witness-She never ceased speaking
about him. She said she had seen the
Sandsomes' an in the world.
The Attorney General-Narrate as
briefly as you can what occurred between
your mistress and the prisoner up to the
time they were engaged.
Witness-He came five or six times to
the house, and every time he came my
mistress was more and more in love with
him. / understood from what she told
me that he was in difficulties, and that
he had lost great deal Of money at horse
racing.
The Attorney General-Did he keep
racing horses?
Witness-I did not understand that,
but that he had been betting upon horses.
There was money owing not only to Mr..
Beach, but to other book makers as well,
and the prisoner wished Mr.. Beach to ar
range the whole matter. "Those things
are easily arranged" said to my mis-
tress; "all you have to do is to pay" "But
supposing you haven't the money to pay?"
asked my mistress. 81 thought Mr.. Lay
ton was gentleman, y ! said "There are
poor gentlemen as we'll as rich gentle
men," my mistress said, "and my papa
gets lot of money out of all sorts of peo-
ple.' That was true enough; ! have
heard him and his friends chuckling over
it many times, and Mr.. Beach used to call
them lot of something fools. I heard q
great deal about "swells," as Mr.. Beach
called them, being ruined by backing
horses, and I knew that that was the way
he had'grown rich. He used to say that
he had got lot of stuck up swells under
his thumb. "I can arrange Mr. Layton's
business with papa" my mistress said
and when found her practicing songs at
for she had no ear for music-I knew that
she was making up to him. 1t camo
about as she wished, and one night she
told me she was the happiest woman in
the world-that Mr.. Layton had p1vposed
and she had accepted him.
The Attorney General-Were there re.
joicings in the house?
Witness-A good many big dinners
were given, but I can't say much for the
company. My mistress was sometimes
very happy, and sometimes very miser.
able. To-day she claimed that he was
cold to her, tomorrow she would 60 on in
the most ridiculous way because he gave
her O flower, as though it were better
than big diamond.
The Attorney General-Did he seem to
be wanting in attention to her during the
courtship?
Witness-He wasn't very warm lover,
as far as I could see. But my mistress
was SO much in love that she put up with
anything. He had only to give her smile
or pleasant word, and you would think
she was in heaven.
The Attorney General-How did the
prisoner get along with Mr.. Beach?
Witness-I knew they had words on
two or three occasions.
The Attorney General-About what?
Witness-About the settlements. My
mistress told me, and she said her father
was a screw.
The Attorney General-A screw! What
was meant by the word?
Witness-That he was mean and sharp,
that was what was meant.
The Attorney General-Go on. That
her father was q screw"-
Witness-And wanted to bind Mr. Lay
ton down too tight He had CONVERSE
tions with her about it.
The Attorney General-He! Who?
Witness-Mr. Layton.
The Attorney General-Did he seek
these conversations?
Witness-Oh, no; they were of her seek
ing. She was afraid that something
might occur to break off the engagement.
She said to me more than once: eff any
thing goes wrong shan't care to live,"
never in all my life saw q woman so
madly in love as she was.
The Attorney General-Do you know
the result of those conversations about
the settlements between the prisoner and
your mistress?
Witness-Both Mr.. Beach and Mr..
Layton stood out, and / don't believe
either of them would have given way if
my mistress had not taken it up. She
and her father had some warm scenes
The Attorney Generally ''warm" do
you mean angry?
Witness-Yes.
The Attorney General-Whose money
was it that was in dispute?
Witness-N1r. Beach's. lie was rich;
Mr.. Layton had no money to settle My
mistress used to say, II know | am not
very handsome, but can make Mr.. Lay
ton comfortable all his life, and am sure
we shall get along very we'll together.
Papa shall do whatever want.
The Attorney General-Then it is your
impression that the prisoner paid court to